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by last updated Oct 1, 2014 ( Patch 2.1 )
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Types: Physical, Cooldown Reduction (CDR), Critical Hit Chance (CHC)

Skills

  • Shield Glare Divine Verdict
  • Phalanx Stampede
  • Akarat's Champion Prophet
  • Steed Charge Endurance
  • Laws of Valor Unstoppable Force
  • Condemn Vacuum
  • Heavenly Strength
  • Finery
  • Lord Commander
  • Long Arm of the Law

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Build Guide

Stampeding in style which put those pesky rays of heaven in shame! v1.0c (last update 20/9/14)
(editing, work in progress) Seasonal/non seasonal.

Hi all!, i recently found a great synergy build between a shield called Unrelenting Phalanx and 2 legendary gems: Mirinae( smite gem Lv.25+) and Banned Of The Trapped(direct Phalanx-Stampede damage increase).

There are a lot of good guides explaining the concept of permanent -AC. To make it short, it absolutely mandatory to achieve 56% CDR, NO EXCEPTIONS!. Nowdays it even easier with the new Leoric's Crown and the Vigilante belt. If you lucky enough to get CDR on all your pieces(head gem,ammy,shoulders,hands,2 rings,weapon,shield and ofc Paragon points) you can even use Aughilds(for Blizzard Delight!)
i strongly recommend using defensive oriented gear like Ice Climbers and/or String on ears if you manage to achieve around 400% CHD and around 50% ChC (math required but that the general idea) for GR35+.

The main concept of the build is pretty simple pop AC and unleash 6 of the mightiest galloping ponies of heaven each has a chance procing the smite gem ,also has multiple sources of damage increase like Phalanx damage %, Physical % damage and the Banned of the Trapped gem with at least level 25 gives you slowing CC aura. Pretty sweet for random smiting over your shoulders. Oh and because we using Physical oriented stat build why not throwing in the cauldron some bleeding effects?(Pain Enhancer gem). seriously i never saw a single person ran by a horse and haven't got himself some nasty bloody injuries so we picking that gem to gap the fantasy closer to reality. PETA can sue me for abusing animals all day long!
(sorry i been expelled from my home town for not voting between douche and turd thus my behavior)

Why i picked Condemn?
I've seen quite guide and videos picking various of skills. In fact there is no good or bad choices.
There are 3 main factors that benefit the usage of Vacuum rune:

1. When you push mobs towards you you immediately proc Strongarm 2x-30% increased damage along with the banned gem so your next pony casting will be empowered by the vacuuming rather than the KB of the stampede.
2. Speaking of next cast. When everything is nicely packed, your Shield Glare has many more targets by experience. Now imagine your next act if everything timed well: 30% stongarm+20% shield Glare+ 25%+ (lets assume its your Banned current damage). those are different damage multipliers lead to gazillion damage increase and we are not even calculating "core" stampede damage increases! oh and there is a little elite damage and one happy ray of god wrath beam coming down on poor little Succubus. because there always Succubus! MHM!.
3. The 3rd last factor might sound trivial is the Area of effect. assuming you maxed out your AoE paragon perk packed mobs that taking the same Stampede cast has highly chance(talking about the group not individual) to share there pony bond with their surrounding.
Just think about that!



My gear is really not optimal and yet i managed to beat GR36 and almost 37(failed due human errors)
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/profile/Jackkernaut-2410/hero/39152630

My goal atm is to replace the chest,get CHD on gloves so i can use Vigil belt, get better helmet, all has good secondaries: reduce elite damage on chest,Reduce range damage on others along with some healing which surprisingly i don't feel much of a mandatory (i like to abuse Prophet rune for cheap healing).


Update 20/9/14:
-Condemn explained in depth.
-Stating that achieving 56% CDR before everything else is mandatory as breathing.
-some slacky guide rearrangement and editing. give me a slack! or snail or both.

Update 18/9/14:
*Skills and some items been updated from my personal experience.
I've beaten rift 36 and almost 37, dropping unity was a great idea eventually for one reason: i understand quite good the mechanics and apparenly it works much better with Band Of Untold Secrets with good stats I've found (haven't saw physical SoJ yet).
I've started using my good old Leoric Crown with 7k~ LIFE ON HIT rather than vit and it works wonder for obvious reasons..
-I managed to get better DPS gloves, no defensive secondaries yet works atm.
- my minimum AR is 930. working on getting all above 1000(cold and physical are my lowest due the fact they are quite easy to avoid. yes i know will get cold resistance because winter is coming.


To do list:
- rearranging the ''bloguide''
-explain why condemn-vacuum is important even tough we pushing mobs away- Done!
-in game: farm better Strongarm bracers- work in progress....
- Try to explain (myself?) and others why i hate Unity ring- mehh do i have to?
-Master pain enhancer proc to not getting dry out of wrath on large packs.

TLDR; PONIES ARE YOUR GODS WORSHIP THEM!( and stop crash them into walls its not funny!)